Research Article | Published: 01 June 2004

Influence of diameter of cuttings on growth and stock quality of some provenances of Populus ciliata

Manoj Joshi and R. K. Nayital

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 27 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 169-174 | 2004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2004-375103 | Cite this article

Abstract

One-year-old shoots from stool bed of Populus ciliata were collected in late fall to determine the influence of diameter of cuttings on growth, establishment and stock quality attributes of five provenances of P. ciliata  in a nursery trial for two consecutive years during 1999 and 2000. Results of the analysis indicated that increase in diameter of cuttings significantly increased sprouting and survival per cent and number of roots. The cuttings of intermediate thickness (>15-20 mm) gave maximum juvenile growth at the end of growing season. Provenance variation was also observed in growth and stock quality attributes of P. ciliata.

Keywords

Access Options

250/-

Buy Full Access in HTML Format

Instant access to the full article.

References

1. Chaturvedi, A.N. (1981). Poplar farming in U.P. (India). U.P. For. Bull., No. 45.

Google Scholar

2. Deol, G.S. and Khosla, P.K. (1983). Effect of size of stem cuttings on juvenile growth of P. ciliata Wall. ex Royle.  Indian J. For., 6(3): 205-207.

Google Scholar

3. Dickson, A.; Leaf, A.L. and Hosner, J.F. (1960). Quality appraisal of white spruce and white pine seedling stock in nurseries. Forestry Chronicle, 36: 10-13.  https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc36010-1

Google Scholar

4. F.A.O. (1979). Poplars and Willows in Wood Production and Land-use, 328 p. Rome, FAO.

5. Habib, S.; Rawash, M.A. and Montasser, A. (1980). A comparative study on the rooting ability of six grape-vine cultivars. Res. Bull. Faculty of Agri. Ain. Shams Univ., 1370: 13 pp.

Google Scholar

6. Haissig, B.E. (1986). Metabolic processes in adventitious rooting of cuttings. In: New Root Formation on Plants and Cuttings (M.B. Jackson ed.). Martinus-Nijhoff, Dordrecht/ Boston/ Lancaster. pp. 141-189.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4358-2_5

Google Scholar

7. Haissig, B.E. (1989). Carbohydrate relations during propagation of cuttings from sexually mature Pinus banksiana trees. Tree Physiol., 5: 319-328.  https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/5.3.319

Google Scholar

8. Heimburger, C. (1940). Report on poplar hybridization.  For. Chron., 16: 149-160.  https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc16149-2

Google Scholar

9. Khurana, D.K.; Puri, S. and Khosla, P.K. (1984). Variation in rooting capabilities and root shoot relationship in P. ciliata Wall. ex Royle. J. Tree Sci., 3: 105-110.

Google Scholar

10. Kozlowski, T. (1971). Growth and Development of Trees. Vol. 1. Academic Press, New York.  https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-424201-2.50007-9

Google Scholar

11. Lohani, D.N. (1976). Performance of exotic Poplars. In: U.P. Proc. Symp. Silviculture, Management and Utilization of Poplars. Srinagar, 32-42.

Google Scholar

12. Mason, W.L. (1989). Vegetative propagation of hybrid larch (Larix x eurolepis Henry) using winter cuttings. For. Suppl., 62: 189-197.

Google Scholar

13. Mathur, H.N.; Singh, R.P. and Sharma, K.C. (1982). P. ciliata- a promising tree species for soil conservation in hilly areas. Indian Forester, 108(9): 599-604.

Google Scholar

14. Singh, R.V. and Chaukiyal, S.P. (1983). A note on effect of diameter of cuttings on establishment of P. ciliata in the nursery. J. Tree Sci., 21(1&2): 95-96.

Google Scholar

15. Wilcox, J.R. and Farmer, R.E. (1968). Variation in fibre length of eastern cotton wood in the lower Mississippi Valley. Tappi., 51: 574-576.

Google Scholar

About this article

How to cite

Joshi, M. and Nayital, R.K., 2004. Influence of diameter of cuttings on growth and stock quality of some provenances of Populus ciliata. Indian Journal of Forestry, 27(2), pp.169-174. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2004-375103

Publication History

Manuscript Published on 01 June 2004

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: